Jim Frankild sought out technology to improve his situational awareness. Timothy Phelps wanted security video for judge-pleasing evidence. Wes Hill created a unique metropolitan area network. J.B. Van Hollen rolled out a crime alerting system. In Chicago, at the NATO Summit earlier this year, one of the world’s most sophisticated integrated security systems bridged myriad transportation, school, street and even home cameras to safety contain protesters. And Bryant Garrett finally turned in his VCRs for state-of-art technology. Then there is Ken Deck, who had to concentrate on protecting a vulnerable perimeter.
It’s obvious that these enterprise security leaders have a fine focus on the business with a keen eye for return on investment. What’s less obvious: These are government applications, spotlighting the ability of professionals in local, state and federal government agencies – often with the help of their integrators – to meet particular publicly-sponsored challenges, especially in an era of very tight budgets.